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New and Updated Author Pages
31 March 2026 @ 10:43 am
New and Updated Author Pages
Over the past weeks we’ve created new collections of the best work by some of our favourite journalists:Steven Johnson’s writing takes you on a journey, whether he’s tackling the history of humanity, the dangers of invention or the
Over the past weeks we’ve created new collections of the best work by some of our favourite journalists:Steven Johnson’s writing takes you on a journey, whether he’s tackling the history of humanity, the dangers of invention or the We’re on Substack
15 March 2026 @ 12:56 pm
We’re on Substack
Subscribe to our Substack for hand-picked reading lists of the best nonfiction from around the net, delivered straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to our Substack for hand-picked reading lists of the best nonfiction from around the net, delivered straight to your inbox.Artificial Intelligence
14 March 2026 @ 2:26 pm
Artificial Intelligence
What Is Claude? by Gideon Lewis-Kraus - Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couchAmerica Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs by Josh Tyrangiel - Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
What Is Claude? by Gideon Lewis-Kraus - Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couchAmerica Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs by Josh Tyrangiel - Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?Future War
8 February 2026 @ 3:35 pm
Future War
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War? by Dexter Filkins - With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominancePutin has Redrawn the World - But Not the Way He Wanted by Allan Little - We are living in new and more dangerous timesThe AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War? by Dexter Filkins - With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominancePutin has Redrawn the World - But Not the Way He Wanted by Allan Little - We are living in new and more dangerous timesThe AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous150 Great Articles & Essays
7 February 2026 @ 12:11 pm
150 Great Articles & Essays
We’ve updated our list of the 150 best classic and new articles and essays to read online. Click through for stacks of the very best writing from around the net.
We’ve updated our list of the 150 best classic and new articles and essays to read online. Click through for stacks of the very best writing from around the net.15 Great Articles about Progress
17 January 2026 @ 8:50 pm
15 Great Articles about Progress
GDP by Oliver Kim - We really don’t know how good we have itHow Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life by Steven Johnson - Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.The Real Reason Humans are the Dominant Species by Justin Ro
GDP by Oliver Kim - We really don’t know how good we have itHow Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life by Steven Johnson - Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.The Real Reason Humans are the Dominant Species by Justin Ro8 Great Articles about Rich People
14 January 2026 @ 12:37 pm
8 Great Articles about Rich People
People With Parents With Money by Various Authors - 14 adults come clean about the down payments, allowances, and tuition payments that make their New York lives feasibleWhy it Pays to be Privileged by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison - Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talent
People With Parents With Money by Various Authors - 14 adults come clean about the down payments, allowances, and tuition payments that make their New York lives feasibleWhy it Pays to be Privileged by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison - Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talentThe Best of the Best Ofs
1 January 2026 @ 1:19 pm
The Best of the Best Ofs
Links by Albert Chu’s Best of 2025The Sunday Long Read’s Best of 2025David Brooks’ Best Nonfiction Essays of the YearBusinessweek’s Jealousy List
Links by Albert Chu’s Best of 2025The Sunday Long Read’s Best of 2025David Brooks’ Best Nonfiction Essays of the YearBusinessweek’s Jealousy List150 Great Articles and Essays from 2025
30 December 2025 @ 3:35 pm
150 Great Articles and Essays from 2025
Click through for a huge collection of the net’s best journalism and nonfiction from 2025
Click through for a huge collection of the net’s best journalism and nonfiction from 20255 Great Essays about Death
11 May 2025 @ 8:25 pm
5 Great Essays about Death
How to Practice by Ann Patchett - I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and deathIf My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us? by Sarah Wildman - She turned to me and asked, “What if this is the best I ever feel again?” Three hundred and seventy-six days later, she was dead.
How to Practice by Ann Patchett - I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and deathIf My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us? by Sarah Wildman - She turned to me and asked, “What if this is the best I ever feel again?” Three hundred and seventy-six days later, she was dead.